Ron Simmons
![Ron Simmons](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pS3h0knKfPSyj0RhUvDUfH9oulS.jpg)
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: May 15, 1958 (67 years old)
Place of Birth: Perry, Georgia, USA
Ronald Simmons is a retired American professional wrestler and football player. He performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under his real name, and in WWE under both his real name and the ring names Faarooq Asaad (sometimes spelled Asad) and Faarooq (sometimes spelled Farooq). He is currently signed with WWE, working in their Legends program. In WCW, he was a one time World Heavyweight Champion; as the first of two African Americans to win the title, he is recognized by WWE as the first Black heavyweight world champion in professional wrestling history. He was also a one time World Tag Team Champion with Butch Reed and a one time United States Tag Team Champion with Big Josh. In the WWF, he was a three time Tag Team Champion with Bradshaw as one half of the Acolytes Protection Agency. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2012. Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, Simmons was an American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League, Canadian Football League and United States Football League for four seasons during the 1980s. He played college football for Florida State University, and was recognized as an All-American. He played professionally for the NFL's Cleveland Browns, the CFL's Ottawa Rough Riders and the USFL's Tampa Bay Bandits.
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1999
![WWE Unforgiven 1999](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/cQKbqEuOHpMO0kgbiZOAG35pr2W.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE Unforgiven 1999
![WWE Survivor Series 1999](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/xyAZoWgXoBVSAYlW6tgCVBHgiZi.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE Survivor Series 1999
![WWE Over the Edge](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/rhtX7PGulwIizYMzatsRwsJ8ziD.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE Over the Edge
![WWE Backlash: In Your House](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/nfNvbbiZWZy4TDs78zNLs4Szw2Z.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE Backlash: In Your House
![WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/662UNxbJO3sNGJT6hQJWENoxMLG.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
![WWE Fully Loaded 1999](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9eW8T4du0AsZBpdwyPQRqd5Shnr.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
![WWE SummerSlam 1999](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ve79euyHUCoWt4liIHFF7INxFnN.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE SummerSlam 1999
![WWE Rebellion 1999](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ncRwuqNWdxMzf7pAfMMuV9ym1L5.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE Rebellion 1999
![WWE No Mercy 1999](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/pIPBHcPO3prYnpbHbCLbyrfzcHe.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE No Mercy 1999
![WWE Armageddon 1999](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ncjc6l0p9vHFx7VEGJdi77hcphM.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE Armageddon 1999
![WWE WrestleMania XV](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9ZGX0Yx2M4KKMGx3mgqL7Is0vOm.jpg)
Actor Faarooq (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania XV
1998
1997
![WWE WrestleMania 13](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/jHsxH1NnpBIERhoFmY53n8ijTvu.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE WrestleMania 13
![WWE Royal Rumble 1997](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/eXQEQbzp1R6kjxP7dEMABSEzh07.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
![WWE Badd Blood: In Your House](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/zZCi9FYhYTqoPGTQIfkAyfJ9RTh.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
![WWE In Your House 13: Final Four](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/78wWCrkcyzZnI0N92NlUXagZFiE.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE In Your House 13: Final Four
![WWE King of the Ring 1997](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/lukRkuFzefSvqCfhszLKsbdP3Gn.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE King of the Ring 1997
![WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/bDXShVPKlTqO7daq1aJqZ4JTIgH.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
![WWE Survivor Series 1997](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/g1fb2n33QKWpvqHu9swc4lXrqES.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE Survivor Series 1997
![Best Of Raw • Volume Six](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/q3vV7Z3Ry0qOqYQz6gwN4W2MlzZ.jpg)
Actor
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
![WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/xyDMajfwEFEaXr21tm52rEehhsW.jpg)
Actor Faarooq (Ringside)
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
![WWE Ground Zero: In Your House](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/fa1OKTJBTX8StT8W5dvtuem0yAi.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
![WWE D-Generation X: In Your House](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/wMyTWH4h77dPyKIoERs8vlKwvsF.jpg)
Actor Faarooq
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
1996
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1992
![WCW Beach Blast](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/sKpy5eDhXMyQExiiK3HSDzKRTvI.jpg)
Actor Himself
WCW Beach Blast
![WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/pHX4HavkG41byn45EhQgWU1dhC1.jpg)
Actor Ron Simmons
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
![WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/gjO7Tjpx7Bkt4u8vjMIvGpa3mIG.jpg)
Actor Himself
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
![WCW Starrcade 1992](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/8mSfinln42tz8lmsWwHcjo29oai.jpg)
Actor Himself
WCW Starrcade 1992
![WCW Clash of The Champions XXI](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1a45eNQlH2EUznzO1YO8gHuHzPB.jpg)
Actor Ron Simmons
WCW Clash of The Champions XXI
![WCW Halloween Havoc '92](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/a75R3rAJ6chk0DQWy1UcVeyjHAe.jpg)
Actor Ron Simmons
WCW Halloween Havoc '92
![WCW SuperBrawl II](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/mnYMYJyEdcaAykelczFiBUcIV8K.jpg)
Actor Himself
WCW SuperBrawl II
![WCW Wrestle War: WarGames](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9XsNbtKzqSML2U7fuI8ulYaxHcY.jpg)
Actor Himself
WCW Wrestle War: WarGames
1991
![WCW WrestleWar 1991](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/vSwlhnyKkvi5i5H7iKLR5Mh3Yty.jpg)
Actor Ron Simmons
WCW WrestleWar 1991
![WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/8bhUiEFWaROrsRXHVUp7yLfvx8I.jpg)
Actor Ron Simmons
WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun
![WCW Halloween Havoc '91](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/y8lW1KwYszmDGx7eCp57P9OOqcL.jpg)
Actor Ron Simmons
WCW Halloween Havoc '91
![WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/yVExxEgyG3hSS5SyVxCwhrIwPbM.jpg)
Actor Himself
WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
![WCW The Great American Bash 1991](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/iAanIQRhJnfn28KeNlIqltsgMEO.jpg)
Actor Ron Simmons
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
![WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/2109CGv3D06K7Dc4rZrfuDeORji.jpg)
Actor Himself
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
![WCW Starrcade 1991](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/i6qc0EECRbXpN9pCnrNZSOCoqFx.jpg)
Actor Himself
WCW Starrcade 1991
1990
![WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/fC23YDGkpYqp47i40pihfy2l1yX.jpg)
Actor Himself
WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
![WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1t2g9ZlBf9YRHjMj3h657BJVMSD.jpg)
Actor Himself
WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop
![WCW Halloween Havoc '90](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/gVYIcLS3QeqyDzHaQQR4e8HQLq8.jpg)
Actor Himself
WCW Halloween Havoc '90
![NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/yWBFDUtkmexXgBdZ2pz9ZITCxm9.jpg)
Actor DOOM #2
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
![NWA Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/goVdqS0sLtuNvuiqgqYoevaTRHX.jpg)
Actor Ron Simmons
NWA Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush
![NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/nhAJXwmk80lyemacFnvA6i9PV1Z.jpg)
Actor Himself
NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder
![WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/vj1KU0UA8Y8UqqRMLiHxO5BlZMC.jpg)
Actor Himself
WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course